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law , C er ez o v. Mukasey , 51 2 F . 3d 11 63 , 11 66 (9th C i r. 20 08 ), e xc e ptt o the e xt e nttha tde f e r e nc e i s ow e d t o the B I A ’ s de t e rm i na t i on of the g o v e rn in g s ta tu te s a n dr e g u la tio n s , S im e o n o vv . A s h c r o ft , 3 7 1 F .3 d5 3 2 , 5 3 5 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ) . W e r e v ie w f o rs ub s tan tia l e v id e n c e f a c tu a l f in d in g s . Zehat

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r e m o v a l b a s e do n h e rm e m b e r s h ip in ap artic u lars o c ia l g r o up . See Sa ntos-L em us v. Mukasey , 5 4 2 F . 3 d7 3 8 , 7 4 5 -4 6 (9 th C i r. 2 0 0 8 ) (rej ect i n g as a part i cul arsoci algrou p “ youn g m en i n E l S al vado r r es i st i ng gang vi ol ence ”) ; R am os-L op ezv. H

older , 5 6 3 F . 3 d8 5 5 , 8 6 0 -6 2 (9 th C i r. 2 0 0 9 ) (rej ect i n g as a part i cul arsoci algrou p “ youn g H on du ran m en w ho have been rec rui t ed by [a g a n g ], b u t w h o r e f

u s e to jo in .” ) . M o y a - V a le n c ia ’s c o n te n tio n th a t th e C o u rt s h o u ld c ons i de rhe rpol i t i c a l opi ni on ori m put e d pol i t i c a l opi ni on w a s notr a i s e d t o the a g e n c y . Se e Za ra v . A s h c r o ft , 383 F . 3d 927, 930 ( 9th C i r . 2004) ( c ourtl a c ks ju r is d ic tio n o v e ris s u e s n o t p r e v io u s lyr a is e dto th e B I A ) ; V elasco-Cervantes v. H older , 59 3 F . 3d 97 5, 97 8 n . 3 (9th C i r. 20 10 ) ( no j uri sdi ct i on t o con si der pol i t i ca l o p in io n n o t r a is e dto th e a g e n c y ) .09- 70567 3 A cc ordi ng l y, because M oya- V al enci a f ai l ed t o d em on strat e thatshe w as pe r s e c ut e d on a c c ountof apr ot e c t e d gr ound, w e de nythe pe t i t i on a s t o he ra s y l um a n dw ith h o ld in g o f

r e m o v a l c la im s . See B arri os v. H older , 5 8 1 F .3 d8 4 9 , 8 5 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ) . S ub s t an t i a l e v i d e n c e s up p o rt s th e a g e n c y ’ s d e n i a l o f Mo y a - Va l e n c i a ’ s C AT cl ai m because s he fa i l ed t o sho w i ti s m ore l i kel y than n otthatshe w i l l be t ortured if r e tu rn e dto E l S a lv a d o r . See Sa ntos-L em us v. Mukasey , 542 F . 3d 738, 747- 48 (9th C i r. 20 08 ). P E T IT IO N F O R R E V IE W D E N IE D i n p art; D IS M IS S E D i n p art.